Resting in Peace and Quiet part 2

Some of the most beautiful places around the tri state area are cemeteries. Earlier this year I published a pictorial of out of the way  cemeteries. There were just too many to cram into one post so here are a few more. I will start off with the Jordanville cemetery in Lisbon. Started in 1808 as a result of a fever epidemic that ran rampant through the tiny village. The thought was to bury the dead across the creek to keep the sickness from infecting others. This historic cemetery is locked away in the woods away from the city. Most of the people buried here are of German descent. In fact a lot of the headstones are written in full German. Interred here are several Revolutionary war and war of 1812 veterans.The son of William D. Leeper the editor of the Ohio Patriot ( the second newspaper published in the state). Abner Allison Grandfather of President McKinley is interred here as well. The Jordanville cemetery lied nearly in ruins and overgrown for more than 50 years. Headstones were piled up around trees and briers and brush completely covered the grounds. With the effort of volunteers, students from the JVS , the city, and lots of others it has been respectfully restored. It is an amazing place full of history. I hope the pictures show the hard work of everyone involved.

Up next is Long's run cemetery. It is one of my personal favorites. I really have never seen an old cemetery as well maintained as this one is. The cemetery was started around 1811 and holds three known revolutionary veterans. Over 1300 people are buried here. the current red brick church was built around 1868.

One of the Revolutionary war veterans marker.

This is Yellow Creek cemetery next to the Yellow Creek Presbyterian church. The land around the area was an old Scotish settlement long before the church was laid out in 1827. Some of the early settlers were moved to this cemetery after this one was started. The original church was replaced by this red bricked church in 1878. It is one of the most beautiful churches in the area.

These next photos are of the Scottish settlement located a few miles from the Yellow creek on Township line road. This is an old cemetery of early settlers from the area. As stated some were moved to the Church in later years.

This is the Bowman cemetery located near Lusk lock in Elkton. It is a small cemetery set apart on a patch of ground half the size of a football field. It is literally in the middle of the woods. It is mostly a small family cemetery with some Civil War veterans interred there as well. I am using photos from a winter excursion I made there because when I came back there this summer the whole cemetery had been vandalized. Beautiful headstones were broken in half and some were toppled over. Marble markers from 1840 and earlier were destroyed. It is a shame that in one cemetery you can have volunteers restore history and in another idiots have erased it. My heart goes out to the loved ones that still maintain this remarkable piece of ground.

Last is the B'nai Jacob cemetery in East Liverpool. It is the only Jewish cemetery in town. Located at the top of Shady Side it is a private cemetery that is gated. Small but very beautiful. You will notice small stones on top of the headstones. This is Jewish tradition of placing a stone on the headstone when you visit.

Resources: "History written in stone" published in the Morning Journal 1999.
Jordanville writer : Lynette Jenson

Thanks to Ann Braslawsce and Suzie Braslawsce Roth for access to the B'nai Jacob Cemetery. You gals are the best!

For more detailed photos of Jordanville go to :
https://picasaweb.google.com/117748738497939158793/JordanvilleCemetery?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCMfE39X45onq0QE&feat=directlink

For a panoramic view of the entire Jordanville site go to :
http://www.dermandar.com/p/dNmbyz/jordanville-cemetery

By hitting the blue icon in the right corner of the panorama it will open up in full screen. You then can move left or right by dragging your mouse across the picture. 

Home page for all panoramas : 
http://www.dermandar.com/user/jeffery/